Esther worried about Felixâs health. Before she fully understood Agathaâs words, she saw Agatha holding a golden needle. In an instant, Agatha pressed it into a pressure point on Bradleyâs head.
âGrandma Foster!â Esther exclaimed.
Agatha pulled out the golden needle, her face unchanging as she spoke coldly. âBradley, youâre lucky I use my hands to heal, not to kill. Remember, I could spill blood, and your death. wouldnât matter.â
Esther knew Agatha defended her, making her grateful.
âGrandma Foster.â
Agatha softly patted Estherâs shoulder. âBradley, think you can hurt Esther because sheâs an orphan?
The Quill family and I are with her now. Touch her, and you will face my anger.â
Bradleyâs temple throbbed with indescribable pain as if a knife were cutting his brain in two. He gritted his teeth, his voice strained. âWhat⦠What did you do to me?â
âDoes it hurt?â Agatha sneered, her face filled with scorn. âEsther endured much worse pain. when she gave birth in prison. Bradley, from now on, youâll experience an hour of childbirth pain each day. Only then will you truly understand what Esther went through.
âYou snatched her children, falsely claimed they had died, and heartlessly separated mother and children. Now, youâll carry the suffering she endured.â
Sweat soaked Bradleyâs body from the intense pain. The idea that childbirth could be this excruciating for a woman had never crossed his mind.
âI didnât know she was carrying my children at that time.â
Tears welled up in Estherâs eyes as she sadly accused, âBradley, I told you multiple times that the children were yours, but you never believed me!â
âIf⦠I would never have sent them away if I had known they were my children.â Bradleyâs words were sincere.
When he first learned about Estherâs childbirth, he rejected the idea of raising children that were not his own. He didnât even want to acknowledge or hear about it, choosing to send the babies away immediately.
He would have never made that decision if he had known they were his own flesh and blood. The blame lay with Esther, not his children.
âBradley, isnât it ironic? Despite being an educated man and the CEO of a major corporation, you didnât even consider a DNA test to verify if Estherâs children were yours. In this age of advanced technology, amniocentesis could easily have confirmed the father.
âYou chose not to, all to lay the blame on Esther, using her as a scapegoat whenever things went wrong in your life. How dare you?
âConsider yourself fortunate that Oliver didnât retaliate against your corporation. Weâre decent people and donât take out your mistakes on others.
âIf your Warner Group goes bankrupt, countless families will face ruin! Our forgiveness doesnât give you the right to continue hurting Esther.
âYouâre an arrogant, stubborn, and ignorant man who refuses to reflect on his actions. We donât need you to, but if you ever dare to show your face before Esther again, I will ensure you have a unique, once-in-a-lifetime experience you wonât forget.â
Agatha said what she wanted to say, then left with Esther.
In truth, after Agathaâs golden needle struck him, Bradleyâs entire body was engulfed in numbing pain, causing his senses of vision and hearing to blur.
âIt really hurts! Is childbirth this painful?â Bradleyâs thoughts raced.
Being a man, he had never truly considered the magnitude of pain that childbirth brought for a woman!